IRFF UK feeds 500 hungry children

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Soup kitchens fight frontline starvation The reports are devastating - more than two dozen children

starved to death in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province over the

“Children are dying – quietly, in hospitals, in townships, in

homes,” reported Daily Maverick Baywatch in late July.

This is happening in one of South Africa’s most prosperous metros

– Nelson Mandela Bay – named in honour of the former president

and humanitarian.

Twenty-five children under the age of five died from severe

acute malnutrition in the past year, according to state

institutions and media reports. Hundreds more are starving.

Diagnoses of malnutrition have surged, and child deaths have

nearly doubled since 2023.

Two years ago, the

South African

Human Rights

Commission called

the situation a

disaster and urged

the government to

declare a state of

Nothing has been

Yet just a short

distance away, an

IRFF-supported

soup kitchen is

providing a lifeline

in the poverty-

stricken Walmer

Township in Port

But it’s not nearly

The soup kitchen is one of four run by the Walmer Angel Project

which currently feeds around 2,000 people. Every weekday,

volunteers cook and serve hot, nutritious meals – mostly to

children and the elderly. In a community where unemployment is

high and many families live in overcrowded shacks, these soup

kitchens are often the only source of food for the day.

“There is so much unemployment in the township, so we do what we can to alleviate many unbearable situations,” says Glenda Brunette, founder of the Walmer Angel Project.

“It breaks our hearts to see people in this community going hungry,” wrote Cecilia Adams in a message to IRFF UK. “Any contribution, no matter how small, would make a significant difference in our ability to continue providing meals.”

IRFF UK currently sends £200

a month to support the

kitchen that feeds 500

But with your help, we can

feed more children. We want

to ensure that no child suffers

Please consider making a

donation today.

Even a small gift can help us

buy food, keep the soup

kitchens running, and provide

vital nourishment to those who

need it most.

The Good News is - A small donation goes a long way Just £10 can help provide 200

hot meals – enough to feed

200 people for a day.

• So, a one-off donation

of £5, £10, £25 or more

provides immediate help.

• Or set up a monthly gift

to sustain this vital work

Thank you for your

compassion and support.

The IRFF UK team

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